I just finished reading the book "Digital Apollo". I found the tale it related quite disappointing, because of how many technical decisions were based on the ne

I just finished reading the book "Digital Apollo". I found the tale it related quite disappointing, because of how many technical decisions were based on the need to have the prototypical "American hero" with a cowboy / fighter pilot mentality at the controls. It described many situations when rather than have something that is more advanced technically and likely more reliable and safe, they wanted to give the image to the public and to the pilots that the men were truly "flying" their spacecraft to the moon.